Fairwood (King County), WA vs Issaquah, WA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricFairwood (King County), WAIssaquah, WA
Population17,85639,591
Median Household Income$122,134$154,669
Median Rent$2,233/mo$2,590/mo
Median Home Value$733,200$963,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.5%38.3%
Poverty Rate8.4%5.2%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*51
Property Crime Rate /100k985*2,136
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs75°F75°F
Winter Lows37°F37°F
Snowfall6 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute33.6 min25.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.819.6
College Degree Rate50.3%70.5%
Foreign-Born %23.1%28.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-7.6%-1.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Fairwood (King County) (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.